:00:29. > :00:32.Hi there. With a number of clubs in the
:00:32. > :00:35.Football League on Cup duty today, we've a shorter show to bring you
:00:35. > :00:38.on this the final weekend in January.
:00:38. > :00:42.As you can see, I'm on the road at Reading who entertained Bristol
:00:42. > :00:45.City today. There's plenty happening at the
:00:45. > :00:48.Madejski at the moment, as well as being busy in the transfer market,
:00:48. > :00:51.there's the planned takeover of Reading by Thames Sports Investment
:00:51. > :00:54.and we'll bring you some reflection on that throughout the show.
:00:54. > :00:57.We've games to bring you from all three divisions of the NPower
:00:57. > :01:00.Football League, here's a taster of what's coming up.
:01:00. > :01:03.As well as all the action from Reading, we'll bring you the best
:01:03. > :01:06.of the action from the other game played today in the Championship
:01:07. > :01:10.between Peterborough and Portsmouth. With neither of the two Sheffield
:01:10. > :01:13.sides on league duty, Charlton had a real chance to extend their lead
:01:13. > :01:19.at the top of League One. The Addicks had an away day to
:01:19. > :01:21.contend with at Exeter. With Southend and Crawley not in
:01:21. > :01:24.league action on Saturday, opportunity knocked for Cheltenham
:01:24. > :01:28.Town in League Two. The Rubies knew that a point at
:01:28. > :01:32.Macclesfield would take them top of the table.
:01:32. > :01:35.AFC Wimbledon had another good win in midweek.
:01:35. > :01:39.We'll see if they could build on that today, as well as having a
:01:39. > :01:42.look back at the extended history of a club that's had its fair share
:01:42. > :01:52.of ups and downs over the years. In fact, some of it has been
:01:52. > :01:55.
:01:55. > :02:01.We start today though here at the Madejski Stadium, where Reading
:02:01. > :02:04.took on Bristol City. The Royals slipped out of the play-
:02:04. > :02:07.off places last week when they went down 1-0 to Hull City.
:02:07. > :02:10.They were looking to get back to winning ways against a Bristol City
:02:10. > :02:13.side that is now very much upwardly side that is now very much upwardly
:02:13. > :02:20.mobile under Derek McInnes. Reading's Russian revolution is off
:02:20. > :02:25.to a good start. Nicky Maynard was left out again, Chris Wood led the
:02:25. > :02:31.City attack. Federici had to be sharp to deny him his second goal
:02:31. > :02:38.in the week. Five wins had put Reading on the fringes of the top
:02:38. > :02:47.six. David James needed to be at his best to smuggle the ball to
:02:47. > :02:56.safety. Anton yo was sent clear down the right. Noel Hunt failed to
:02:56. > :03:01.make the right connection. This overhead kick at Federici at full
:03:01. > :03:10.stretch to keep the scores level. Just before the hour Reading make
:03:10. > :03:14.the breakthrough. Carey brought the striker down on his debut, penalty
:03:14. > :03:18.given. The Travellers were in trouble as Carey saw red. Roberts,
:03:18. > :03:25.who once had a loan spell with Bristol Rovers, steadied himself
:03:25. > :03:31.from 12 yards and got lucky. Reading now on course for the win
:03:31. > :03:37.that would move them into the play- off places. City are made of
:03:37. > :03:43.sterner stuff and refused to go quietly. Federici couldn't get near
:03:43. > :03:49.Adomah's effort, the woodwork came to his rescue. When another
:03:49. > :03:52.debutant hit the deck, victory should have been sealed. This time,
:03:52. > :03:57.McAnuff took the responsibility from the spot. James did
:03:57. > :04:01.brilliantly to keep him off the scoresheet. The keeper was called
:04:01. > :04:11.into action at the death. McAnuff had him at full stretch. That made
:04:11. > :04:12.
:04:12. > :04:16.little difference to the outcome as Brian, eight wins from 11. Very
:04:16. > :04:20.well done. You are in a rich vein of form at the minute? Results wise
:04:20. > :04:24.we are delighted. I think we can play better. That was a tough game
:04:24. > :04:29.today. They have good players. Their manager has done a fantastic
:04:29. > :04:32.job at Bristol. The most important thing today was to win. The game
:04:33. > :04:40.was here to be won. Both teams had opportunities in the first half.
:04:40. > :04:44.Certainly, we could have had the better of those. We imposed our
:04:44. > :04:49.self on the game. They put the cross into the box early. They can
:04:49. > :04:53.get you on the back foot. At times we looked organised, disciplined
:04:53. > :04:59.and stood up to. That we created opportunities. Good game. You have
:04:59. > :05:03.done so well on limited resources, money comes your way, the
:05:03. > :05:07.expectation levels will soar, aren't they? I have no problem at
:05:07. > :05:14.all about having money. I've never had that opportunity. To have that
:05:14. > :05:20.opportunity, for me, is fantastic. It will help the club and help the
:05:20. > :05:25.players. We brought in Roberts. You saw what he added to the team today.
:05:25. > :05:30.He has a presence about him. I'm delighted. I have to thank the
:05:30. > :05:34.owner. No Nicky Maynard for the second came running. What is your
:05:34. > :05:38.instinct about his future at the club? Between now and Tuesday if
:05:38. > :05:42.somebody comes in, it's not my decision. Somebody has to be in a
:05:42. > :05:46.position to pay the fee the club is looking for. The club has to accept
:05:46. > :05:49.it and Nicky has to go. There are a lot of factors to decide whether he
:05:49. > :05:56.will not be our player between now and the end of the season. Last
:05:56. > :06:01.week he was felt out on footballing reasons because we had a
:06:01. > :06:08.disappointing position at Brighton. Chris played and he kept the jersey
:06:08. > :06:16.today. As long as Nicky is reacting the right way to being left out.
:06:16. > :06:20.His training was terrific this week. A great win then for Reading and
:06:20. > :06:23.one that puts them very much on the coat tails of West Ham, Southampton
:06:23. > :06:27.and Cardiff at the top. One more game to bring you from the
:06:27. > :06:30.Championship, it saw Peterborough United take on Portsmouth.
:06:30. > :06:32.Pompey, of course, were issued with another winding up petition by HMRC
:06:32. > :06:42.this week. They were looking to put off-field
:06:42. > :07:12.
:07:12. > :07:20.problems to one side for the visit The pair sent up Lawrence whose low
:07:20. > :07:26.effort was turned away by Posh keeper Joe Lewis. The scouts hov
:07:26. > :07:32.earning around Pompey's players. Jason Pearce showcasing his talents
:07:32. > :07:38.with a header from Lawrence's corner. Peterborough fought back as
:07:38. > :07:42.Mark Little found Tommy Rowe. Henderson wasn't in the mood to be
:07:42. > :07:51.beaten. Huseklepp may have had the match-ball if it wasn't for Lewes
:07:51. > :08:01.at the other end. The keeper beating away this drive. So the big
:08:01. > :08:05.
:08:05. > :08:11.strike her to settle for a break to secure Pompey's away legal win. He
:08:11. > :08:16.got a perfectly placed finish. It will require wealthy backers to
:08:16. > :08:21.will require wealthy backers to ensure the club's survival. We are
:08:21. > :08:25.delighted to get a win as what we did. It was really pleasing.
:08:25. > :08:29.Keeping a clean sheet was really important. The boys deserved that
:08:29. > :08:33.and they will enjoy their weekend. We will come in Monday morning
:08:33. > :08:38.ready for the challenge of next week.. The goals we lost today were
:08:38. > :08:43.poorg and the timing of them. The first goal gave them a platform,
:08:43. > :08:50.the second goal on half-time. Disappointing result. We need to go
:08:50. > :08:53.again. Fantastic performance from Portsmouth.
:08:53. > :08:57.Onto League One now and with both Sheffield sides in Cup action today,
:08:57. > :08:59.there was a chance for the teams in first and second in the table,
:08:59. > :09:02.Charlton and Huddersfield, to steal a march on their nearest rivals.
:09:02. > :09:05.Both were on the road on Saturday, Huddersfield were at Tranmere,
:09:05. > :09:14.while leaders Charlton were at while leaders Charlton were at
:09:14. > :09:18.Exeter. Chris Powell warned his side not to expect an easy ride.
:09:18. > :09:28.The Charlton boss was right. The runway League One leaders needed a
:09:28. > :09:31.
:09:31. > :09:40.slice of luck to record a straight straight win. The contribution of
:09:40. > :09:46.goalkeeper might see seem an intervention by the Goal's panel.
:09:46. > :09:52.That miss might have been Costly were it not for this save. Charlton
:09:52. > :09:57.lead the rest by nine points. It proves they can win the big games
:09:57. > :10:03.and avoid the banana skins. A hard- earned victory for us at a place
:10:03. > :10:06.where people would expect us to win. It will not be like that. They
:10:06. > :10:16.always play good football. It's always a tricky place to come to.
:10:16. > :10:23.I'm really happy for us to come away with three points today.
:10:23. > :10:33.chance for hudsers field to pull away. In truth they were lucky to
:10:33. > :10:34.
:10:34. > :10:43.come away with a point. Jordan Rhodes had Town on top in the
:10:43. > :10:53.second-half. They got their reward as Adam McGurk got the better of
:10:53. > :11:04.
:11:04. > :11:13.the keeper. Lee Clark admitted he the home fans had the desired
:11:13. > :11:23.effect as they did the double over Carlisle. Luke James got the first.
:11:23. > :11:26.
:11:26. > :11:33.With less than a quarter of the game gone a second arrived. They
:11:33. > :11:41.found Antony Sweeney. The referee showed Lee Miller a straight red
:11:41. > :11:51.card for this lung on Andy Monkhouse. A decision the club may
:11:51. > :11:54.
:11:55. > :11:59.appeal. The 17-year-old got the third to continue to impress in his
:11:59. > :12:05.fledgling career. Carlisle failed to respond to pressurise the play-
:12:05. > :12:15.off places. It was always going to be Pool's day. The fans were
:12:15. > :12:15.
:12:15. > :12:18.delighted to see Colin Nish had -- wrap up the scoring. After a bad
:12:18. > :12:22.three-and-a-half months Chesterfield are experiencing
:12:22. > :12:32.optimism. On Friday night they dealt Bournemouth a first away
:12:32. > :12:38.
:12:38. > :12:48.defeat in five months. Chesterfield looked more dangerous. Leicester
:12:48. > :12:50.
:12:50. > :12:55.were denied again. This goal was one worth waiting for. The Cherries
:12:55. > :12:59.couldn't lay claim to explosive finishing. Tomas came closest as
:12:59. > :13:08.Chesterfield got the first clean sheet since September. Another one
:13:08. > :13:16.of those on Monday against Oldham and they will be at Wembley.
:13:16. > :13:21.Brentford had this one in the bag by half-time helped in part by
:13:21. > :13:28.woeful Wycombe defending. Gary Alexander put them in front after
:13:28. > :13:32.ten minutes. They were two down midway through the half. Sam
:13:32. > :13:39.Saunders doubled the advantage. Brentford had a first home win
:13:39. > :13:43.since mid December. This cross led to further punishment as Gary
:13:43. > :13:49.Alexander got his tenth goal in as many matches. Wycombe did improve
:13:49. > :13:55.after the break. Dave Winfield headed them back into contention.
:13:56. > :14:01.Hopes of a recovery disappeared with 17 minutes left. Toumani
:14:01. > :14:09.Diagouraga put away the fourth. That goal finished off the
:14:09. > :14:15.visitor's challenge. They got another goal back thanks to Ben
:14:15. > :14:18.Strevens. It was left to Gary Alexander to have the last word.
:14:18. > :14:25.Maximum points as Brentford picked up their first win of the new year
:14:25. > :14:28.in infattic fashion. As for Wycombe, in infattic fashion. As for Wycombe,
:14:28. > :14:32.they are left proping up the rest. Today was all about winning. At
:14:32. > :14:38.periods we played fantastic football. The first 35 minutes was
:14:38. > :14:42.outstanding. We made life more difficult by not defending
:14:42. > :14:51.ruthlessly enough. Overall, five goals entertaining football and
:14:51. > :14:56.three points in the bag, it's a three points in the bag, it's a
:14:56. > :15:03.very good day for us. Rochdale manager is cutting the mustard in
:15:03. > :15:13.League One after hauling his side up the table. This header came off
:15:13. > :15:24.
:15:24. > :15:29.the post for Akpa Akpro to score. Ashley Grimes converted this ball.
:15:29. > :15:39.Nicky Adams found Grimes who celebrated taking his season's
:15:39. > :15:39.
:15:39. > :15:48.tally into double figures. Yeovil fans are witnessing the green and
:15:48. > :15:55.white shoots of recovery. Craig Morgan was sent off for hauling
:15:55. > :15:59.back Andy Williams. Williams is proving a lucky charm for the
:15:59. > :16:04.returning manager. He claimed both of the goals in this one, opening
:16:04. > :16:09.the scoring in the half hour mark. Preston aren't experiencing quite
:16:09. > :16:13.such a smooth transition. A second defeat from his three winless games
:16:13. > :16:19.in charge has confirmed just after the hour when Williams got a fourth
:16:19. > :16:26.goal in five games. Westley made the news last week for the 2.00 am
:16:26. > :16:36.text messages sent to his team. We can only speculate as to the medium.
:16:36. > :16:37.
:16:37. > :16:42.It brought back a fight back. Paul Huntington's match ended in
:16:42. > :16:52.disgrace getting a fourth ready red card in four seasons. Yeovil held
:16:52. > :17:00.
:17:00. > :17:05.and the use, the London club went close to breaking the deadlock but
:17:05. > :17:10.Williams denied him a goal against his former club. Orient's Forbes
:17:10. > :17:13.had not scored since this time last year. This is not how he envisaged
:17:13. > :17:17.breaking that duck. The defender under pressure from Ian Henderson
:17:17. > :17:22.to put through his own net to hand Colchester the lead. Lisbie was
:17:22. > :17:26.doing his best to make amends. His searching run was a -- surging run
:17:26. > :17:29.was halted in the box but his penalty appeals fell on deaf ears.
:17:29. > :17:39.Colchester without a win since New Year's Eve should have stretched
:17:39. > :17:41.
:17:41. > :17:44.their lead. But the Essex club held A good day for Colchester. As for
:17:44. > :17:47.League Two it was potentially a massive day for Cheltenham Town
:17:47. > :17:51.Football Club. With neither Southend nor Crawley in league
:17:51. > :18:01.action it meant a point of the Macclesfield would see the Rubies
:18:01. > :18:04.
:18:04. > :18:07.went the Day Top for the first time League Two, bouncing back from a
:18:07. > :18:13.street's defeat to Bristol Rovers. They had to come from behind
:18:13. > :18:19.against a Macclesfield side hoping to avoid a 5th straight defeat.
:18:19. > :18:24.Marshall was stretching for a debut goal, the home side got the lead.
:18:25. > :18:29.Martin Yeates' side had not lost back-to-back games all season and
:18:29. > :18:36.Jombati set them all-square. Cheltenham were in no mood to take
:18:36. > :18:42.pity on a team ravaged by injuries. Goulding was teed up, who was also
:18:42. > :18:46.on target the last time this two sides met. His 6th goal of the
:18:46. > :18:52.campaign, eight without defeat on the road. But appeared to have
:18:52. > :18:57.settled the contest although a point was also -- almost rescued.
:18:57. > :19:07.Garbutt's late strike make sure of Cheltenham's win. They are top of
:19:07. > :19:10.
:19:10. > :19:17.the pile for the first time in 12 delighted his strikers recovered to
:19:17. > :19:20.complete the double over his former club. Jacobson's scored. Proving to
:19:20. > :19:25.the boss he does not always slip up when it matters. The Bulls
:19:25. > :19:29.dominated the match at times but the manager said Shrewsbury proved
:19:29. > :19:33.too clinical, an accurate assessment of this 20 yards strike
:19:33. > :19:39.from Collins. Shrewsbury prove they have the stomach for the promotion
:19:39. > :19:44.fight when Chris Neal stood firm took delivery but retching derby
:19:44. > :19:49.defeat to the Bulls who remain in the bowels of the division.
:19:49. > :19:52.surface was reasonable, we created a few chances. There were two will
:19:52. > :20:01.take -- taken goals. The second half, the pitch cut up a bit and it
:20:01. > :20:06.became difficult to pass the ball. The fortunes of Aidy Boothroyd and
:20:06. > :20:14.Martin Ling could hardly be more different. Talking -- Torquay are
:20:14. > :20:19.in the top three after an 11th win out of 14. Boothroyd says his side
:20:19. > :20:24.need to put their fists up and get fighting. They had their chances
:20:24. > :20:28.here but they could not land a knockout blow. Instead Northampton
:20:28. > :20:38.let their door down -- let their guard down alarming Mark Ellis the
:20:38. > :20:41.
:20:41. > :20:46.third goal in four games. Torquay Gillingham suggested they were keen
:20:46. > :20:50.to move on quickly following John Coleman's departure. Smith's first
:20:50. > :20:53.for the club inside a minute calming the nerves of caretaker
:20:53. > :20:58.manager Liam Richardson. But the stand-in boss was back at square
:20:58. > :21:04.one just six minutes later. Jack run's fantastic free kick had the
:21:04. > :21:08.Kent club back on terms. -- Jackman. The team had suffered just one
:21:08. > :21:12.defeat in their previous ten outings. Smith got his second to
:21:12. > :21:17.restore Stanley's advantage. By the half-hour Gillingham were already
:21:17. > :21:26.tumbling towards a third successive league defeat. Luke Joyce put the
:21:26. > :21:30.home side firmly in control. Uncomfortable viewing, the 261 fans
:21:30. > :21:36.who made the trip will be re Ian Burke -- reimbursed. There was more
:21:37. > :21:40.slack defending. Smith got a hat- trick. A fine display from the
:21:40. > :21:44.Charlton loanee left Gillingham with a mountain to climb. They made
:21:44. > :21:48.a fist of it after the restart. They did not to be see much -- they
:21:48. > :21:52.did not seem to be too much danger but a howler from the keeper
:21:52. > :21:57.allowed Tomlin to cut the deficit. Five minutes from time, Tom and hit
:21:57. > :22:07.the target again but for the second week running the Gills score three
:22:07. > :22:11.
:22:11. > :22:14.and get nothing. Accrington are teams to prevail and whilst Crewe
:22:14. > :22:18.showed plenty of the former early on at Underhill there was little of
:22:18. > :22:23.the latter and there were few complaints went Artell was
:22:23. > :22:28.dismissed. The division's top scorer found the net with the
:22:28. > :22:33.penalty. Crewe were reduced to nine men a minute before the break when
:22:33. > :22:43.Dugdale was sent off. The referee had no hesitation in finding the
:22:43. > :22:55.
:22:55. > :23:00.red. A Reading youngster got a the best they met -- best effort
:23:00. > :23:06.that they could muster, Argyll could hardly complain. Defeat will
:23:06. > :23:12.hurt that bit more. This save came early in an extended rearguard
:23:12. > :23:16.action. Having responded to four straight defeats with back-to-back
:23:16. > :23:20.wins, there can afford to start thinking about the play-offs again.
:23:20. > :23:25.The victory looked in doubt especially when this shot was
:23:26. > :23:29.deflected narrowly wide. Alas gas goal has brought them four points
:23:29. > :23:39.in recent weeks, now it was their time to suffer heartache for
:23:39. > :23:45.
:23:45. > :23:48.letting in a late one. Plymouth are significant one. Victory over
:23:48. > :23:50.Rotherham United lives the rout of the modern two. When Harrison
:23:50. > :23:56.smashed the Millers in front the home fans must have been fearing
:23:56. > :23:59.the worst. That goal meant Andy Scott's men had the advantage at
:24:00. > :24:04.the break but Nurse sparked the Daggers recovery. The South
:24:04. > :24:09.Yorkshire side face did test of character. Confidence is hardly
:24:09. > :24:14.soaring after a patchy run of form. They were punished once more. This
:24:14. > :24:17.shock went in off badly as John Still's' men went in front. The
:24:17. > :24:22.Millers are in desperate need of wins to put themselves back in the
:24:22. > :24:28.play-off picture. A minute after going behind they drew level.
:24:28. > :24:32.Revell was left unmarked. That left 12 minutes either side to find a
:24:32. > :24:36.winner. Dagenham found it. Doe ending a run of three straight
:24:36. > :24:46.defeats, the Millers were lose more ground on the top seven and lost
:24:46. > :24:57.
:24:57. > :25:01.Raynes a minute from the end, The original Wimbledon Football
:25:01. > :25:07.Club was founded in 1899 and played their matches here on Wimbledon
:25:07. > :25:11.Common until they moved into Plough Lane two decades later. Finally
:25:11. > :25:16.elected an to the Football League in 1977, within nine seasons they
:25:16. > :25:21.had reached the top flight where they were to stay for 14 years.
:25:21. > :25:26.They had already achieved FA Cup notoriety when during the 19745
:25:26. > :25:30.season -- 1974-five season they drew a fourth-round tie with
:25:30. > :25:33.reigning champions Leeds United at Elland Road. With Wimbledon
:25:33. > :25:41.goalkeeper saving are met -- serving a penalty before they
:25:41. > :25:46.narrowly lost the replay. He can have the freedom of Wimbledon this
:25:46. > :25:52.weekend. But finest hour came in 1988, when Lawrie Sanchez' gold
:25:52. > :26:00.sort of overwhelming favourites Liverpool to win the trophy. That
:26:00. > :26:05.is a goal for Wimbledon. Off the field ground irregularities led to
:26:05. > :26:09.Wimbledon's departure from Plough Lane in 1991. Then after 12 years
:26:09. > :26:13.of ground-sharing with Crystal Palace come in 2002 the club's new
:26:13. > :26:19.owners were given permission to relocate to Milton Keynes, where,
:26:19. > :26:23.two years later, they were renamed MK Dons. In response AFC Wimbledon
:26:23. > :26:28.were formed by disgruntled supporters with an initial squad
:26:28. > :26:31.assembled after trials on Wimbledon Common. The new club began life
:26:31. > :26:35.five divisions below the Football League and their first ever goal
:26:35. > :26:40.was scored by in this -- infamous News of the World phone hacker
:26:40. > :26:45.Glenn Mulcaire four-star five promotions in nine seasons would
:26:45. > :26:49.have followed including the play- off final win over Luton on
:26:49. > :26:53.penalties that brought AFC Wimbledon into the Football League.
:26:53. > :26:56.Between February 2002 and December 2000 and thought they set a senior
:26:56. > :27:01.English football record when they went 75 consecutive league matches
:27:01. > :27:06.without defeat. Hutu years after that, MK Dons officially recognised
:27:06. > :27:11.AFC Wimbledon as the rightful owners or the original Wimbledon's
:27:11. > :27:21.trophies and memorabilia -- two years after that. This is the FA
:27:21. > :27:26.
:27:26. > :27:33.man to revive their play-off hopes. Striker scored, he traded passes
:27:33. > :27:42.before seeing his shot find the mark. Another deflection had the
:27:42. > :27:46.sides level. Moore's free kick gave them hope. But it was the shops to
:27:46. > :27:50.ended at five or wait defeat when Straker found space out wide before
:27:50. > :27:55.smashing in another effort. One win in ten home games for the Dons,
:27:55. > :28:00.whose play-off hopes are barely staying alive.
:28:01. > :28:05.The honeymoon period continues for Mark McGhee. A first home match in
:28:05. > :28:10.charge saw them record back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
:28:10. > :28:19.Some head tennis preceded Rovers' open up. The pilates edged this
:28:19. > :28:24.particular relish. Six minutes gone. At Reading, Phil Parkinson was one
:28:24. > :28:28.of Magee's most successful signings. Two decades on Parkinson felt he
:28:28. > :28:35.was unfortunate not to take something against his old box --
:28:35. > :28:41.boss. Richards double that Rovers' lead. It was the referee who bought
:28:41. > :28:45.-- who bore the brunt of the criticism. The second yellow card
:28:45. > :28:49.incensed the away side who were to amount -- you were to mount an
:28:49. > :28:57.unlikely comeback. They were back in the match was 80 minutes
:28:57. > :29:01.remaining. Only those two who got the final touch here. The Pirates
:29:01. > :29:06.sort out the match and have now sake -- taken seven points out of
:29:06. > :29:11.nine under their new manager. Even he conceded they were fortunate to
:29:11. > :29:17.survive a penalty appeal. Hard work and good fortune were the key to
:29:17. > :29:20.the first home win since October. Once we got two-nil up and as the
:29:20. > :29:28.game progressed we did not have the ability to change it so we had to
:29:28. > :29:33.begin and the fact we did in was Another good Winthorpe Bristol
:29:33. > :29:36.Rovers, I'm joined by Jason Roberts. Well done today. 80 minutes and
:29:36. > :29:39.your belt and you scored you're winning goal and your debut. It was
:29:39. > :29:43.a good day at the office, a good performance from the boys, they
:29:43. > :29:48.worked hard. It was weird when we went to ten men, we didn't take
:29:48. > :29:52.advantage of it. We take the win and the goal. You come to a club
:29:52. > :29:55.during very exciting times. Yes, it is very exciting for the club I
:29:55. > :29:59.think. There has been some good foundations put in over the last
:29:59. > :30:02.seven or eight years and there is a pub -- possibility they can go and
:30:02. > :30:06.a different direction. It is good for me to be involved in such an
:30:06. > :30:10.earlier period but it is a good club, some good players here and
:30:10. > :30:12.they have a good chance of getting promotion. There might be an
:30:12. > :30:16.argument that Brian McDermott has done ever so well on limited
:30:16. > :30:21.resources. Now there is money it will increase expectation and you
:30:21. > :30:24.know what that can do. Yes, I agree but at the same time you want to be
:30:24. > :30:26.a situation where people expect you to do well and a bit more
:30:26. > :30:30.expectation will allow us to crack on and really focus on the fact
:30:30. > :30:33.people are looking at us that we don't want to be doing well, we
:30:33. > :30:36.want to be doing very well at people looking at us and thinking
:30:36. > :30:40.maybe we can progress. What is your gut instinct, will we see more
:30:40. > :30:43.players coming in between now and the end of the month? I am not sure.
:30:43. > :30:46.There is enough to have a push at getting in the play-offs and who
:30:47. > :30:51.knows may be better but no one would turn down better players and
:30:51. > :30:59.good players coming into the club. Have you sorted this argument out
:30:59. > :31:03.between Newark Brian? You score four goals or two goals in your
:31:03. > :31:08.first goal for Hayes. What was it? He was managing a slouch side when
:31:08. > :31:13.I played my first game. I can't remember, as called some goals.
:31:13. > :31:18.There is a debate it is -- if it it it's four or two, I am sticking
:31:18. > :31:28.with four. We won today. Let's look at the league tables after
:31:28. > :31:34.
:31:34. > :31:39.the first time. Accrington it will enjoy moving up into the play-off
:31:39. > :31:43.places. At the bottom Northampton's miserable form continues. They are
:31:43. > :31:46.joined by Plymouth, who also lost. Things are looking marginally
:31:46. > :31:50.better for the Daggers, they are vital win against Rotherham at
:31:50. > :31:55.least gives them a tiny bit of breathing space. Charlton keep
:31:55. > :32:02.marching on. They are nine points clear of second-placed Huddersfield,
:32:02. > :32:12.who could only draw at chant -- at Tranmere. Brentford inched towards
:32:12. > :32:20.
:32:20. > :32:24.the play-off places after their his magic. What a day for Reading.
:32:24. > :32:28.It may only have been one-nil against Bristol City but it takes
:32:28. > :32:31.them up to 4th in the table and that is a high as they have been
:32:31. > :32:34.since August. At the bottom Bristol City lose the chance to put extra
:32:34. > :32:38.daylight between themselves and the relegation places come as something
:32:38. > :32:42.Portsmouth have done and in some style. Their thumping at
:32:42. > :32:45.Peterborough moved them above Posh added to 16th place. Before we go,
:32:45. > :32:50.a quick reminder there is a number of ways you can watch the show
:32:50. > :32:54.again. It is on the red button until midday, Freeview until early
:32:54. > :33:04.in the morning on Sunday. It is on the iPlayer all week. Bob match
:33:04. > :33:13.
:33:13. > :33:18.highlights, they will be on the BBC The top four sides up all in action
:33:18. > :33:22.to join Gary for Match Of The Day. The Football League Show will be
:33:22. > :33:28.back next Saturday, or men at a slightly earlier time of 11:40pm